Hedwig & The Angry Inch
I watched this awesome movie the other day and I say that it is not for everyone.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch is an off-Broadway musical theater play (1998) and film (2001) about a fictional rock and roll band fronted by a transsexual singer.
The text is by John Cameron Mitchell and the music and lyrics are by Stephen Trask. The story draws on the life of Jayne County, the original transgender rocker, the androgynous glam rock era of David Bowie (who produced the original run of the show), early punk rocker Iggy Pop, and the gender bender fashions of the early 1980s.
One thing I wonder is the good songwriting in the film. We in Malaysia do not have Broadway plays and I think we miss a lot of good quality Broadway musicals.
The plot revolves around Hedwig, a transsexual wannabe rock star, leader of the band called The Angry Inch.
Hedwig discover her love of rock music and forming her own band. She names it The Angry Inch, referring to her mutilated genitalia. Hedwig befriends the shy and misunderstood Christian teenager Tommy Speck with whom she shares some of the songs she has written. Soon after Hedwig gives him the new stage name "Tommy Gnosis", he leaves her and goes on to become a huge star using the songs Hedwig had written.
Hedwig believes that Tommy is her soulmate and that she cannot be whole without him. She feels driven to either reunite with him or destroy him.
The strong points for the movie are the songs.They are one of the best arranged songs I ever heard.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch is an off-Broadway musical theater play (1998) and film (2001) about a fictional rock and roll band fronted by a transsexual singer.
The text is by John Cameron Mitchell and the music and lyrics are by Stephen Trask. The story draws on the life of Jayne County, the original transgender rocker, the androgynous glam rock era of David Bowie (who produced the original run of the show), early punk rocker Iggy Pop, and the gender bender fashions of the early 1980s.
One thing I wonder is the good songwriting in the film. We in Malaysia do not have Broadway plays and I think we miss a lot of good quality Broadway musicals.
The plot revolves around Hedwig, a transsexual wannabe rock star, leader of the band called The Angry Inch.
Hedwig discover her love of rock music and forming her own band. She names it The Angry Inch, referring to her mutilated genitalia. Hedwig befriends the shy and misunderstood Christian teenager Tommy Speck with whom she shares some of the songs she has written. Soon after Hedwig gives him the new stage name "Tommy Gnosis", he leaves her and goes on to become a huge star using the songs Hedwig had written.
Hedwig believes that Tommy is her soulmate and that she cannot be whole without him. She feels driven to either reunite with him or destroy him.
The strong points for the movie are the songs.They are one of the best arranged songs I ever heard.
One of the songs can be heard on Ibanguy's Youtube here. Enjoy.
Origin of Love (Click here for the song)
Grab the DVD if you see it.
posted by Rentap @ 4:58 PM
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